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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 39 521 472 289 249 185 13265

Roger Waldinger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Roger Waldinger between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Roger Waldinger published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2019. 3 of the 218 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2019. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 7 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 10 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1982 2025

218 publications in total across all disciplines

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Roger Waldinger: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 3
1986 2
1987 2
1988 5
1989 6
1990 2
1991 4
1992 5
1993 5
1994 4
1995 1
1996 7
1997 9
1998 5
1999 1
2000 3
2001 11
2002 1
2003 6
2004 3
2005 6
2006 9
2007 9
2008 10
2009 4
2010 8
2011 4
2012 7
2013 7
2014 5
2015 4
2016 9
2017 3
2018 7
2019 17
2020 1
2021 10
2022 3
2023 4
2024 1
2025 2
Total 218
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Roger Waldinger publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roger Waldinger sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 333+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 97. Most scientists, 97, have 333+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–185 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 10 scientists 41–45 publications: 11 scientists 46–50 publications: 25 scientists 51–55 publications: 27 scientists 56–60 publications: 44 scientists 61–65 publications: 52 scientists 66–70 publications: 62 scientists 71–75 publications: 62 scientists 76–80 publications: 79 scientists 81–85 publications: 71 scientists 86–90 publications: 82 scientists 91–95 publications: 65 scientists 96–100 publications: 85 scientists 101–105 publications: 76 scientists 106–110 publications: 66 scientists 111–115 publications: 78 scientists 116–120 publications: 67 scientists 121–125 publications: 73 scientists 126–130 publications: 73 scientists 131–135 publications: 64 scientists 136–140 publications: 45 scientists 141–145 publications: 53 scientists 146–150 publications: 44 scientists 151–155 publications: 45 scientists 156–160 publications: 33 scientists 161–165 publications: 32 scientists 166–170 publications: 28 scientists 171–175 publications: 31 scientists 176–180 publications: 29 scientists 181–185 publications: 27 scientists 186–190 publications: 36 scientists 191–195 publications: 27 scientists 196–200 publications: 24 scientists 201–205 publications: 16 scientists 206–210 publications: 16 scientists 211–215 publications: 19 scientists 216–220 publications: 16 scientists 221–225 publications: 17 scientists 226–230 publications: 18 scientists 231–235 publications: 23 scientists 236–240 publications: 17 scientists 241–245 publications: 13 scientists 246–250 publications: 17 scientists 251–255 publications: 9 scientists 256–260 publications: 13 scientists 261–265 publications: 8 scientists 266–270 publications: 12 scientists 271–275 publications: 8 scientists 276–280 publications: 10 scientists 281–285 publications: 13 scientists 286–290 publications: 13 scientists 291–295 publications: 5 scientists 296–300 publications: 6 scientists 301–305 publications: 11 scientists 306–310 publications: 9 scientists 311–315 publications: 6 scientists 316–320 publications: 4 scientists 321–325 publications: 4 scientists 326–330 publications: 2 scientists 331–332 publications: 5 scientists 333+ publications: 97 scientists
36–40 publications 333+

This scientist: 185 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 10
41–45 11
46–50 25
51–55 27
56–60 44
61–65 52
66–70 62
71–75 62
76–80 79
81–85 71
86–90 82
91–95 65
96–100 85
101–105 76
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73
126–130 73
131–135 64
136–140 45
141–145 53
146–150 44
151–155 45
156–160 33
161–165 32
166–170 28
171–175 31
176–180 29
181–185 27 185
186–190 36
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16
211–215 19
216–220 16
221–225 17
226–230 18
231–235 23
236–240 17
241–245 13
246–250 17
251–255 9
256–260 13
261–265 8
266–270 12
271–275 8
276–280 10
281–285 13
286–290 13
291–295 5
296–300 6
301–305 11
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Roger Waldinger D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roger Waldinger sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 43 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 62+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 62+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 76
21 79
22 84
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75
28 99
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40 39
40 40
41 32
42 26
43 25
44 33
45 33
46 17
47 21
48 22
49 18
50 19
51 19
52 15
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Roger Waldinger is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans social sciences, with a strong emphasis on sociology and political science, demography, and clinical psychology. Their work contributes to an understanding of migration, labor dynamics, and transnational identities, among other related topics.

The main topics covered in Waldinger's research include:

  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Social Capital and Networks
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

Waldinger has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Ethnic and Racial Studies
  • Social Forces
  • Annual Review of Sociology
  • International Migration
  • Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Waldinger include:

  • Cross-Border Politics: Diasporic Mobilization and State Response, 2023, Annual Review of Sociology
  • After the transnational turn: Looking across borders to see the hard face of the nation-state, 2021, International Migration
  • Differentiated legality: understanding the sources of immigrants' deportation fear, 2023, Ethnic and Racial Studies
  • Unequal Ties: Immigrants' Initial Social Capital and Labor Market Stratification, 2021, Social Forces
  • When fear spreads: individual- and group-level predictors of deportation worry among Latino immigrants, 2022, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Frequent collaborators in Waldinger's work include:

  • Tianjian Lai
  • Nathan I. Hoffmann
  • Sung S. Park
  • Tahseen Shams
  • Thomas Soehl

Waldinger's work notably explores issues related to migration and its social impacts, including legal status, labor market integration, and diasporic responses to state policies. This body of research situates migration within broader socio-political and economic contexts.

In 2008, Waldinger was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, reflecting an awarded distinction in their academic career.

Best Publications

  • Ethnicity and Entrepreneurship

    Howard E Aldrich;Roger D Waldinger

  • Still the Promised City?: African-Americans and New Immigrants in Postindustrial New York

    Roger David Waldinger

  • Transnationalism in Question

    Roger D Waldinger;David Fitzgerald

  • How the Other Half Works: Immigration and the Social Organization of Labor

    Roger David Waldinger;Michael I. Lichter

  • Through the Eye of the Needle: Immigrants and Enterprise in New York's Garment Trades

    Roger David Waldinger

  • Second generation decline? Children of immigrants, past and present--a reconsideration.

    Joel Perlmann;Roger Waldinger

  • Primary, Secondary, and Enclave Labor Markets: A Training Systems Approach

    Thomas Bailey;Roger Waldinger

  • The ‘other side’ of embedded ness: A case‐study of the interplay of economy and ethnicity

    Roger Waldinger

  • The making of an immigrant niche.

    Roger Waldinger

  • Will the new second generation experience ‘downward assimilation’? Segmented assimilation re-assessed

    Roger D Waldinger;Cynthia Feliciano

  • Between “Here” and “There”: Immigrant Cross‐Border Activities and Loyalties

    Roger D Waldinger

  • The ethnic enclave debate revisited

    Roger Waldinger

  • Strangers at the Gates: New Immigrants in Urban America

    Roger David Waldinger

  • Ethnic Entrepreneurs: Immigrant Business in Industrial Societies.

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  • Helots No More: A Case Study of the Justice for Janitors Campaign in Los Angeles

    Roger D Waldinger;Chris Erickson;Ruth Milkman;Daniel Mitchell

  • Black/immigrant competition re-assessed: new evidence from Los Angeles.

    Roger Waldinger

  • Immigration and urban change.

    Roger Waldinger

  • Structural Opportunity or Ethnic Advantage? Immigrant Business Development in New York

    Roger Waldinger

  • Ethnic Business and Occupational Mobility in Advanced Societies

    Roger Waldinger;Robin Ward;Howard Aldrich

  • Immigrant enterprise A critique and reformulation

    Roger Waldinger

  • IMMIGRANT ENTERPRISE IN THE NEW YORK GARMENT INDUSTRY

    Roger Waldinger

  • The Continuing Significance of Race: Racial Conflict and Racial Discrimination in Construction

    Roger Waldinger;Thomas Bailey

  • Conflict and contestation in the cross-border community: hometown associations reassessed

    Roger Waldinger;Eric Popkin;Hector Aquiles Magana

  • Back to the Sweatshop or Ahead to the Informal Sector

    Roger Waldinger;Michael Lapp

  • Did Manufacturing Matter? The Experience of Yesterday's Second Generation: A Reassessment

    Roger D Waldinger

  • A cross-border perspective on migration: beyond the assimilation/transnationalism debate

    Roger Waldinger

  • Civic Stratification and the Exclusion of Undocumented Immigrants from Cross-border Health Care:

    Jacqueline M. Torres;Roger Waldinger

  • Taking Care of the Guests: The Impact of Immigrants on Services ‐ An Industry Case Study*

    Roger Waldinger

  • Immigrants' Progress: Ethnic and Gender Differences among U.S. Immigrants in the 1980s

    Roger Waldinger;Greta Gilbertson

  • Reconceptualizing Context: A Multilevel Model of the Context of Reception and Second‐Generation Educational Attainment

    Renee Reichl Luthra;Thomas Soehl;Roger Waldinger

  • Reply to Bonacich: The Two Sides of Ethnic Entrepreneurship

    Roger Waldinger

  • Modes of incorporation: a conceptual and empirical critique

    Roger Waldinger;Peter Catron

  • A Century of Transnationalism: Immigrants and Their Homeland Connections

    Nancy L. Green;Roger Waldinger

  • Immigration and the election of Donald Trump: why the sociology of migration left us unprepared … and why we should not have been surprised

    Roger Waldinger

  • Engaging from Abroad: The Sociology of Emigrant Politics

    Roger Waldinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Bailey
Thomas Bailey Columbia University
Howard E Aldrich
Howard E Aldrich University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ruth Milkman
Ruth Milkman The Graduate Center, CUNY
Nancy Foner
Nancy Foner City University of New York

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